Adaptable bone conducting headsets

Abstract

Headsets presented herein may include at least one earpiece having an adjustable bone conduction element and an ear bud. The location of the bone conduction element may be repositioned by sliding a slidably-coupled section to which the bone conduction element is attached. The ear bud may be disengaged without disturbing the positioning of the bone conduction element. Additionally, the earpiece may be attached to a base member via a pivoting element that is coupled to wire that retracts into the base member. The base member can be controlled by a cell phone and charge by plugging into a solar harness.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wearable headset apparatus, including:
 a first earpiece including: 
 a first ear bud that is detachably directly coupled to a first section, the first earbud including a speaker; 
 a first bone conduction element coupled to a second section, 
 wherein the first section is slidably coupled to the second section such that the first and second sections form an arc for positioning behind the ear and by sliding at least one of the first and second sections to cause the bone conduction element may be repositioned along the arc, and a base member that delivers audio information to the first earpiece. 
 
     
     
       2. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein detachable coupling of the first ear bud allows the ear but to be detached and hang from the first section substantially without disturbing positioning of the first bone conduction element. 
     
     
       3. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a first pivoting element between the first earpiece and the base member. 
     
     
       4. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the base member retracts at least a portion of connective wire coupled to the first pivoting element into the base member. 
     
     
       5. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base member magnetically attaches to a solar harness that charges a battery in the base member. 
     
     
       6. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein base member is coupled to a cooling mesh that hangs from the base member to make contact with the back of a user, the cooling mesh being comprised of copper wire enclosed in a water-wicking polyester. 
     
     
       7. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a second earpiece connected to the base member. 
     
     
       8. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the second earpiece includes a microphone component. 
     
     
       9. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein microphone component is a vocal conducting microphone that is applied to a user's throat. 
     
     
       10. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the base member includes a crank that allows a user to manually retract wires that deliver the audio information to the first and second earpieces. 
     
     
       11. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a ball tilt sensor that the processor uses to count each time the headset flips, causing the processor to increment a lap counter. 
     
     
       12. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the processor delivers audio information signifying a lap number in response to incrementing the lap counter. 
     
     
       13. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second section further includes a heart rate sensor that measures a user's pulse from behind the user's ear. 
     
     
       14. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base member communicates with a cell phone, the cell phone providing the audio information to the base member. 
     
     
       15. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first ear bud includes a conforming foam piece with a tube spanning through the foam piece from a sealed proximate end to an open distal end of the foam piece, wherein a speaker is positioned at the sealed proximate end. 
     
     
       16. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first ear bud includes a a rubber ring that protrudes around an outer circumference of the first ear bud, wherein the rubber ring conforms to the inside of a user's ear. 
     
     
       17. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first ear bud includes a a rubber ring that protrudes around an outer circumference of the first ear bud, wherein the rubber ring conforms to the inside of a user's ear. 
     
     
       18. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base member includes a battery that is recharged by a solar panel port and by converting mechanical movement. 
     
     
       19. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the base member limits frequencies above 1000 Hz sent to the first bone conducting element, and limits frequencies below 1000 Hz sent to the first ear bud. 
     
     
       20. The wearable headset apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first earpiece includes a second bone conduction element on a third section that is slidably coupled to the second section.